The Northwest Furniture Bank is hosting a fund raising auction on March 4 at the Tacoma Art Museum. Dubbed the Chair Affair, the event will be an auction of artfully embellished chairs from over 50 regional artists. Most participants started with old and worn out chairs and creatively decorated them in interesting and fun themes.
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Elroy’s Chair going to benefit for NW Furniture bank!
February 26, 2010 – 1:44pm
MAE opening soiree, in a word, WOW!
December 6, 2009 – 10:08pm
After months of planning and anticipation the Grand Opening celebration for Madera Architectural Elements was a fabulous success! The turnout was great with well over 100 attendees. Thanks to everyone who came to show their support!
The MAE showroom is now open. Hours are usually Monday through Friday 11:00 - 3:00 and by appointment. Check out […]
Madera Architectural Elements coming Nov. 22!!!
October 18, 2009 – 10:40pm
For the past 3 years, Gallery Madera has showcased an amazing variety of original art from Tacoma’s creative. Twenty select shows have featured paintings, ceramics, glass, metal sculpture, contemporary furniture and more from well over 100 local and regional artists.Building upon this history as a popular venue for originality, the gallery will shift its focus […]
Our portfolio - Creative Interior Solutions - now available on Blurb.com
September 24, 2009 – 8:56pm
We recently published a portfolio of completed furniture and casework projects. Entitled Creative Interior Solutions the book showcases a selection of Madera’s work ranging from small end tables to entire office suites. You can preview the book here - and even order your own copy, too!
Real Functional Furniture!
August 26, 2009 – 2:37pm
Here is a short video of a built-in bookcase we recently completed.
The clients wanted to create a craft project / sewing room for the Mrs. and the Mr. had always wanted a super-secret hidden room! We built the unit across a long family room. The new room behind the wall unit even has it’s own […]
The Quick and Dirty is here again!
August 24, 2009 – 8:16am
This Saturday Team Benchdog Regime will again take to the waters of Commencement Bay with the annual Quick and Dirty Boat Building Competition. We’ll get 4 sheets of 1/4″ plywood, 6 2 x 4s, 100 screws, 2 tubes of fast cure caulk, a mystery material and 6 hours to build a raceable boat!
For us this […]
…in the gallery - “FLUX” opens 8/1!
July 27, 2009 – 1:59pm
Anticipation levels have been high around here awaiting our next show. FLUX is our contribution to Tacoma’s summer-long celebration of the metal arts, Metal-Urge. We’ll be featuring the works of 7 talented artists: Christine Parent, Amy Reeves, Chris Spadafore, Danella Sydow, Jennifer Weddermann-Hay, Cynthia Wood and Chris Wooten. We’ll have free-standing sculptures, wall mounted works […]
…in the shop…Completion!
July 25, 2009 – 7:25am
9 months ago we started the design evaluations and estimating, 6 months ago we started producing shop drawings, 4 months ago we started manufacturing and 1 1/2 months ago we started with the install. Last week we finished! Have a look at our commercial furniture and casework project for the new offices of PCS Structural […]
…in the shop — Madera is now a certified installer for Richlite!
May 20, 2009 – 12:34pm
We had been seeking a durable counter top material that we could offer our clients. With my limited experience working with solid surface materials (like Corian) I was sure they were best left to those who specialize in them. And of course stone was also best left to the pros! I have known about Richlite […]
